If the Weather Holds

If the weather holds

We will walk under the dark clouds

and not fear what may befall us

for we can never know

 

If the weather holds

I may see you in the distance

And right before my eyes

a clear sky will start to show

 

If the weather holds

You will stand up from your table

And dry the eyes you’ve cried out

over wine and cigarettes

 

If the weather holds

Maybe I’ll hear your voice again

From rooms we’ve now left empty

saying words you now regret

 

[chorus]

You feel

You could have been more

Tell me, what are you worth, my love?

And what are they sellin you for?

 

You feel

you should have been true

Tell me, what are you worth, my love?

And what is this worth to you?

 

 

If the weather holds

I will look for you in others

in the failing light of autumn

on sidewalks grown cold

 

If the weather holds

I may make it back by nightfall

with a walk that’s new and careful

along a path that’s growin’ old

 

 

If the weather holds

I’ll still brace against the wind

that howls within the margins

of this life that I move through

 

 

If the weather holds

Maybe you’ll close your eyes at sundown

And think about finding an answer

The way I think about finding you

 

[chorus]

 

If the weather doesn’t hold

I will write the song that breaks you

out of the downpour

and into the light

 

 

If the weather doesn’t hold

I will sing it to the windows

and hope that it will float its way

to you in the night

 

[chorus]